Overview

Jason Staebler lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is a dreamer who asks his brother David, a radio personality from Philadelphia, to help him build a paradise on a Pacific Island, which might be just another of his pie-in-the-sky schemes. Inevitably, complications begin to pile up.

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson, Scatman Crothers, Charles LaVine, John P. Ryan, Sully Boyar

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What is "The King of Marvin Gardens" about?

Jason Staebler lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is a dreamer who asks his brother David, a radio personality from Philadelphia, to help him build a paradise on a Pacific Island, which might be just another of his pie-in-the-sky schemes. Inevitably, complications begin to pile up.

When was "The King of Marvin Gardens" released?

The King of Marvin Gardens was released in 1972.

Who stars in "The King of Marvin Gardens"?

The cast includes Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson.